Incredible Work–Life Balance • Creative Freedom • Growing, Supportive Team
Are you a passionate, hands-on Head Chef looking for your next exciting move? This is a rare opportunity to lead a thriving daytime kitchen operation in Winchester, delivering exceptional food without the late nights. If you’re a culinary leader who thrives in a busy environment and loves inspiring a team, we want to hear from you.
Why You’ll Love This Role:
- Daytime hours offering fantastic work–life balance
- £48-50K package + benefits
- A chance to shape menus and bring fresh ideas to a growing brand
- Supportive, energetic team culture
Full time, 5 days out of 7 — daytimes
What You’ll Be Doing:
Culinary Leadership
- Craft and develop menus that reflect the venue’s vision
- Ensure every dish hits the mark on flavour, consistency, and presentation
- Keep ahead of food trends and bring creativity to the kitchen
- Run smooth, efficient day-to-day kitchen operations
- Maintain cleanliness, organisation, and food safety standards
- Control stock, ordering, supplier relationships, and food costs
- Train, mentor, schedule, and support your kitchen team
- Lead by example, nurturing a culture built on respect, professionalism, and collaboration
- Work with management on budgets and margin control
- Ensure full compliance with all health, safety, and hygiene regulations
- Proven experience as a Head Chef in a busy, quality-led kitchen
- Strong leadership and a passion for developing people
- Excellent knowledge of menu design, kitchen operations, and food safety
- Highly organised, calm under pressure, and exceptional at problem-solving
- Energetic, enthusiastic, and motivated to drive the business forward
If you’re ready to put your stamp on a dynamic kitchen and enjoy a role that values creativity, quality, and balance, then this could be the perfect Head Chef role for you!